The Forensic Journal
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Complex data-structure forensics
The precious-metals spoofing proceedings show why forensic review must connect order events, executions and attribution before interpreting a pattern of cancellations.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisCase review & hypothesis testing
The Malkinson appeal shows why case review should revisit the limits of earlier testing, locate retained samples and define what fresh analysis could actually resolve.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisMaritime & offshore investigations
The Hoegh Osaka investigation shows why a working loading computer cannot establish that cargo and ballast inputs accurately describe the vessel at departure.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisINTERPOL & CCF
A public extradition case shows why INTERPOL-related review must verify who granted refugee status, its scope and the authority that can confirm subsequent changes.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisFinancial & corporate forensics
Tesco’s commercial-income case illustrates why a forensic accounting review must connect supplier agreements, performance conditions and ledger entries before deciding when income belonged in the accounts.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisAviation investigations
The Learjet 60 tragedy in Palm Beach County raises a crucial forensic question: which events initiated the accident, and which followed? 365 ALTERAM explains a disciplined approach to independent counter-expertise.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWar crimes investigations
The Bemba appeal shows why war-crimes review must test proposed preventive and investigative measures against the authority, information and practical constraints documented at the time.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisArms trafficking investigations
The Germany–US–Colombia pistol exports show why forensic review must connect shipment identity, end-use declarations and the information available to each person.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisForensic telecommunications
Denmark’s teledata review shows why missing calls require source-to-exhibit checks before a timeline can support an inference about someone’s conduct.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisAviation investigations
The door-plug investigation shows why aviation review must connect physical condition, manufacturing records and inspection scope before attributing an action to a person.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisOil & gas fraud investigations
The Akle appeal shows why disclosure summaries need to be checked against original communications. An independent review can make omissions and their evidential significance visible.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisDigital evidence & data analytics
The October 2026 Binance incident raises urgent questions about transaction authority, asset recovery and attribution. Independent forensic investigation connects those questions to evidence.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisComplex data-structure forensics
The EncroChat judgments show why a readable message is only one layer of digital evidence. A focused review separates memory state, capture timing and legal interpretation.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisNarcotics investigations
Separate cases require separate proof. A source-based review of the Leijdekkers proceedings and how independent forensic investigation can test account attribution, cross-border evidence, financial calculations and allegations of undisclosed arrangements.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWhite-collar crime investigations
The Boomtomaat proceedings show why criminal responsibility, technical compliance and alleged unlawful benefit require separate scrutiny. 365 ALTERAM sets out a focused independent-review framework for the defence.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWar crimes investigations
The Al Mahdi case frames a focused forensic question: how do images of damaged heritage establish an incident, an individual role and the limits of attribution?
Public-case analysisRead the analysisFinancial & corporate forensics
Vehicle-by-vehicle reconstruction can test tax loss, intent and individual roles, giving defence counsel a firmer basis for sentencing submissions.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisMaritime & offshore investigations
The Empire Bulkers proceedings show why an internal account cannot replace timely independent examination. Ship records, equipment data and crew evidence must be preserved before conclusions about responsibility harden.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisCase review & hypothesis testing
In major, socially disruptive cases, repetition can make an allegation sound like a finding. Independent forensic investigation helps distinguish original evidence from public narrative and gives counsel a basis for testing both incriminating and exonerating material.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWhite-collar crime investigations
A serious financial allegation needs more than a large headline figure. Independent forensic work can test the transactions, loss calculations and individual responsibility on which a criminal case and its sentence depend.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisCase review & hypothesis testing
International criminal investigations require equal intellectual rigour toward incriminating and exonerating evidence. Confidentiality breaches and premature declarations of guilt can undermine that duty before a court hears the case.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWhite-collar crime investigations
The Insys prosecution shows why corporate wrongdoing, individual responsibility and financial consequences need separate examination. Rigorous counter-expertise can test the assumptions that shape a criminal case and its sentence.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWhite-collar crime investigations
In major property and mortgage fraud cases, loan balances, collateral values and individual responsibility demand independent scrutiny. A rigorous counter-analysis can change the evidential foundation on which sentencing depends.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisINTERPOL & CCF
The public WS case shows why an INTERPOL review needs more than the alert. Earlier decisions, the underlying facts and the precise procedural status must be reconstructed before drawing conclusions.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisINTERPOL & CCF
Official figures document extensive CCF delays. When challenged data can affect liberty, work and family life, a timely, reasoned response is a safeguard that must function in practice.
Critical institutional commentaryRead the analysisArms trafficking investigations
The 2010 BAE Systems resolution shows why an arms-export review must connect regulatory filings with intermediary agreements and payments. Independent investigation starts with the precise alleged omission.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisForensic telecommunications
Carpenter v. United States highlights the importance of historical phone-location records. Independent forensic review asks a separate question: how precisely can those records place a device, and who was using it?
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWhite-collar crime investigations
A warning in the corporate record does not establish what every individual knew. The Wirecard supervisory reviews show why scope, information flow and documented follow-up deserve independent examination.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisNarcotics investigations
Smith v. Arizona exposes a crucial question: which laboratory conclusions have actually been independently tested? A practical forensic review framework for international drug cases.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisAviation investigations
The Lion Air 610 record shows why aviation evidence must distinguish what investigators later reconstructed from the information available to the crew.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisComplex data-structure forensics
The ByLock judgments show why access to underlying data matters. A practical review of database relationships, user attribution and the limits of an application record.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisMaritime & offshore investigations
Official Princess Cruise Lines resolutions show why an internal report must be tested for scope, access and management influence before its conclusions are relied upon.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisOil & gas fraud investigations
The 2022 Glencore corporate resolutions offer a public example of why contracts, benchmark activity, communications and payments must be read together.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisDigital evidence & data analytics
A recorded shortfall is not the same as independently established loss. A public-case review of Hamilton and a practical framework for testing digital evidence.
Public-case analysisRead the analysisWritten for defence lawyers, individuals and authorised professional clients. Educational information, not legal advice or a promise of outcome.
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